Comcast Opens Fancast Xfinity TV

Comcast rolled out its version of TV Everywhere, dubbed Fancast Xfinity TV, to subscribers Tuesday, in a bid to keep consumers from cutting their cable cord.

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Comcast is making shows like “The Sopranos” available online to its cable subscribers through a new service called Fancast Xfinity TV.

Fancast Xfinity TV, which is being promoted on Fancast.com, includes full-length episodes of shows such as “The Sopranos,” “The Colbert Report,” “Glee” and “The Simpsons,” as well as movies such as “Juno” and “Wall-E.” About 30 cable networks are providing some 2,000 hours of programming for the service, Comcast said.

“It’s our goal to allow a customer who buys a package of content from Comcast to access that content on any screen at any time,” said Amy Banse, president of Comcast’s interactive-media unit, during a demonstration of the service to reporters. “We think this is yet another step in that direction.”

The service is only available to Comcast customers who receive both TV and Internet service through the cable provider…